I hate to use the word stuck, but my bench doesn't seem to be going anywhere in much of a hurry.
With the knowledge that I first pressed 80kg (a little over my bodyweight at the time) back in December, I set about finding my current max. After working up to a promising 5 reps at 70 I went for a triple at 80; unfortunately only the first of these was successful. After the half-rep which was to follow I found myself in familiar territory - stuck on the bench under 80kg.
Trying hard to ignore that last set I decided to try out a combination I considered a few weeks ago; yet never got around to testing. Following up presses with some fast snatch-grip deadlifts.
My upper back was still sore this morning, but reasonably pain-free by the time I started the workout; I kept them light just in case. No problems so far. Tomorrow morning will be the real indicator.
After a bit of tricep work I finished with a quick dose of one-handed barbell curls. Much more fun than their dumbell equivalent.
Standing L-flye (plate - each side) 4×7@5kg
Bench press 20@20kg, 5@40kg, 5@60kg, 5@70kg, 1@80kg
Snatch-grip deadlift (fast, short breaks) 8×3@60kg
Lying tricep extension 4×8@30kg
Band pushdown 2×50@blue, 2×20@green
One-handed barbell curl (each side) 10@20kg